Introduction Biodiversity also known as biological diversity is the existence of a wide variety of species (species diversity) or other taxa of plants‚ animals‚ and micro organisms in a natural community or habitat‚ or of communities within a particular environment (ecological diversity) or of a genetic variation within a specie (genetic diversity). (Oxford dictionary of biology). The root of concern for conserving biodiversity are increased loss of species‚ increased rates of deforestation and
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BI296 Tutorial B2 3 Topics for Poster Jan. 15th. 14 1. The loss of biodiversity due to human interactions. HUGE topic therefore lots to talk about- easy to research It is an increasing problem that needs to be advertised Deforestation‚ culture‚ economy‚ climate change‚ selection‚ etc Domino effect- less diversity = less ecosystems Urbanization in Canada is taking away habitats therefore decreases the species in those habitats and disrupting ecosystems Pollution‚ addition‚ Could focus
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altitude‚soils and the presence of other species.it is the richest in the tropics. biodiversity found on earth today is the result of 4billion years of evolution.the origon of lifeis not well known to science‚ though limited evidencs suggests that until 600million years ago‚ all life consisted of bacteria and similar unicellular organisms. IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY Biodiversity provides food for humans. A significiant proportion of drugs are derived ‚directly or indirectly ‚ from biological
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our natural heritage and developing our land for practical uses increases substantially. In an effort to examine whether our natural heritage is still worth preserving in the face of competing land uses‚ this essay analyzes the benefits that our biodiversity continues to provide us with in modern society. Throughout this analysis‚ relevant examples are drawn from published studies‚ as well as practices of organizations / individuals from other countries. Today‚ the primary forests in Singapore are
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Kenya and her Bio - Diversity Biodiversity Kenya’s protected areas are home to many birds and other wildlife. There are over one thousand species of birds including migrant waterfowl. Animals found in the reserves are elephants‚ lions‚ cheetahs‚ leopards‚ giraffes‚ zebras‚ crocodiles‚ rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses. Kenya is a mega - biodiversity nation with both globally and nationally significant biodiversity in the wildlife‚ forest‚ fresh water and marine ecosystems. Wildlife plays a significant
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Name: Maricar A. Magale Section & Schedule: A3; MTh 10:30am-12pm Threats of Biodiversity “The loss of biological diversity is second only to nuclear warfare in its threat to human and other life on this planet.” - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources‚ including inter alia [among other things]‚ terrestrial‚ marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity
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Investigating Biodiversity Introduction: Species rich meadows are the most species rich plant communities on earth. Of the 2200 species of flowering plants found in Sweden‚ one fifth is considered to be threatened. The most common cause of the species lost is that species’ habitat has been affected by humans. However‚ in northern Europe‚ there is another pattern since farmers have used the land for more than a thousand years in a way that contributed to a greater number of species present. In
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Destruction of Biodiversity Why should you care? You should care‚ because there exists a chain to which all life is linked. Humans stand not apart‚ and there is no beginning or end. Extinction is like a trickling stream that grows to threaten riverbanks before drowning the world with oceans. We are foolish and naïve to assume that our creek can be maintained as we constantly introduce new species into foreign ecosystems‚ and destroy biodiversity with the detrimental effects of human integration
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BIODIVERSITY AND EXTINCTION Biodiversity is determined by the variety of species extant in a specific ecosystem; this includes both animals and plants. Biodiversity is what gives an ecosystem a continuing and symbiotic relationship between all the organic and inorganic elements; maintaining the proper balance of different gases such as nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ hydrogen‚ carbon dioxide and many other elements‚ which differ in composition depending on the type of environment (such as subterranean‚ aquatic
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Marine Biodiversity is one of the assets of the Philippines‚ and because of this‚ the country bear the title of the “Centre of Marine biodiversity”. But as timed passed by‚ little by little‚ this asset is being disturbed because of human deeds‚ and if the authorities didn’t do something‚ the once known asset may turn into a burden for us. This study will focus on the effectiveness of the laws being implemented by the government and to test whether the laws are being implemented strictly or not.
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